Christopher Sears

Broadway Mini-Review: “Dog Day Afternoon” at the August Wilson Theatre (Through Sunday, July 12, 2026)

April 1, 2026 | Broadway, LGBTQ+, Queer > | "Dog Day Afternoon", Alex J. Gould, Andrea Syglowski, as well as Michael Kostroff, August Wilson Theatre, Barclay Stiff, Brian D. Coats, Carmen Zilles, Christopher Sears, costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo, Danny Johnson, David Roberts, Dom Martello, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Elizabeth Canavan, Esteban Andres Cruz, hair and wig design by Leah J. Loukas, Jeff Still, Jessica Hecht and Spencer Garrett, John Ortiz, Jon Bernthal, lighting design by Isabella Byrd, makeup design by Katie Gell, Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman, Michael Puzzo, Michael Shayan, New York Theatre Reviews, Paola Lázaro, Rupert Goold, scenic design by David Korins, sound design by Cody Spencer, Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Telsey Office, Theatre Reviews, Theatre Reviews Limited, Wilemina Olivia-Garcia

Eleven shows. Eleven days. Welcome to April’s theatrical marathon. What follows are compressed reviews – 300 words each, five shows per roundup – covering everything we’ve seen for Outer Critics Circle nominating and voting purposes. The format is leaner, but the critical standards remain unchanged: what works, what doesn’t, and why it matters. “ATTICA! ATTICA!” Sonny Amato’s battle cry turned…

Broadway Review: “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes (Closed Sunday, February 2, 2025)

The title of Leslye Headland’s “Cult of Love” at the Helen Hayes demands attention. The Dahl family cult began in childhood: Diana (Shailene Woodley), Evie (Rebecca Henderson), Johnny (Christopher Sears), and Mark (Zachary Quinto) attended church faithfully with conservative Christian parents Ginny (Mare Cunningham) and Bill (David Rasche), vacationed annually at Big Meadows Lodge in Shenandoah National Park, never slept…

Off-Broadway Review: “Only Yesterday” at 59E59 Theaters

September 12, 2019 | Off-Broadway > | "Julia", "Let It Be", "Only Yesterday", 59E59 Theaters, Allison Crutchfield, Bob Stevens, Carol Dunne, Carol Rosegg, Christopher Flockton, Christopher Sears, Dan Kotlowitz, Danielle Zandri, George Harrison, Jane Shaw, John Lennon, Michael Ganio, Olivia Swayze, Psul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tommy Crawford

Writing a play about two iconic figures like Paul McCartney and John Lennon is risky business. Detailed information about their lives, their work, and their relationships is abundant and readily available. For a script about the famous pair to be engaging and relevant, the writing needs to include either new information or it needs to attempt to bring some new…